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What ex-antivaxer Kelley Watson-Snyder can teach us

Kelley Watson-Snyder changing minds

Kelley Watson-Snyder was an antivaxer who has now become a pro-vaccine advocate. We can learn a lot from her story and deconversion.

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Marianne Williamson is NOT a skeptic

Faye Flam and Marianne Williamson

Faye Flam of Bloomberg Technology defended Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson against charges of being antivaccine and antiscience. It does not go well. Flam ignores the worst nonsense and misunderstands science.

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Vaccine Injury Epidemic (VIE) Event: Antivaxers will march on Washington again

VIE event

Antivaxers are going to descend on Washington for their Vaccine Injury Epidemic (VIE) Event in November. Meet the new antivax march, same as the old antivaccine march.

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Antivaxxers invade San Diego Comic-Con

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Antivaxxers at Comic-Con in 2019.

This weekend, antivaxers descended upon San Diego Comic-Con wearing Guy Fawkes masks and holding signs with antivaccine talking points. Less than two months earlier, they had descended upon Disneyland dressed as Star Wars characters. What’s up with antivaxers trying to influence geek culture?

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SB 277 and bogus medical exemptions to vaccine mandates in California

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An antivaccine protest against SB 277 in California. Unfortunately, such protests aren't just for California any more.

In 2015 California passed SB 277, which eliminated nonmedical exemptions to school vaccine mandates. Unfortunately quacks are writing bogus exemptions. What can be done?